Chinese "cancer villages": rural development, environmental change and public health

The phenomenon of ‘cancer villages’ has emerged in many parts of rural China, drawing media attention and becoming a fact of social life. However, the relationship between pollution and disease is often hard to discern. Through sociological analysis of several villages with different social and econ...

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Hauptverfasser: Chen, Ajiang 1963- (VerfasserIn), Cheng, Pengli 1977- (VerfasserIn), Luo, Yajuan 1984- (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Holdaway, Jennifer ca. 20./21. Jh (ÜbersetzerIn), Wang, Wuyi 1949- (ÜbersetzerIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press [2020]
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Zusammenfassung:The phenomenon of ‘cancer villages’ has emerged in many parts of rural China, drawing media attention and becoming a fact of social life. However, the relationship between pollution and disease is often hard to discern. Through sociological analysis of several villages with different social and economic structures, the authors offer a comprehensive, historically grounded analysis of the coexistence between the incidence of cancer, environmental pollution and villagers’ lifestyles, as well as the perceptions, claims and responses of different actors. They situate the appearance of ‘cancer villages’ in the context of social, economic and cultural change in China, tracing the evolution of the issue over two decades, and providing deep insights into the complex interactions and trade-offs between economic growth, environmental change and public health
In the process of industrialization and urbanization, the phenomenon of cancer villages appears in many places of China. Although the relationship between pollution and cancer is hard to distinguish in most of those cancer villages, villagers, media and local government all agree that high incidence of cancer is related to environmental pollution, and especially and mostly with industrial pollution. Cancer villages already exist as a fact of social life and affect the lives of villagers, prompting action by government. The authors comprehensively analyse the relationship of cancer incidence, environmental pollution and lifestyle habits of villagers, drawing on sociological theory and method. They present the phenomenon of cancer villages in the particular current Chinese social, economic and cultural contexts and provide a wealth of informed analysis. It is of particular interest to those concerned with the impact of the environment on health
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Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (303 Seiten)
ISBN:9789048524570
DOI:10.1515/9789048524570

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